melran.bsky.social
@melran.bsky.social
Surgical Breast Oncologist in training
What search engine are people finding is safe these days for free speech and actual news? Want to move away from Google
January 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Saw this in real time yesterday as news broke: while trying to discharge Medicaid patients - our post op patients were unable to get pain medications covered due to lapse in Medicaid .
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
January 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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BREAKING: The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
The White House has begun offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.
Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
All departments were affected, including the Office of HIV and AIDs, the Office of Infectious Disease and the Child Health and Immunization Division.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM